Area of concern: "We do not return many Lakeland varsity soccer minutes played from 2017 and with only one, full-time starter coming back, everything for these players will be brand new. We lost one player to an academy team and we also lost another top returning player who moved out of state. So there are many areas that we need to improve on, but there is nothing that you can do to give players more experience under those lights."

Biggest games of the year: "We are lucky to be in three great high school events this year. The sixth annual Westchester v. Rockland Challenge where we get to play Pearl River every year. We also play a top team in Cornwall in the fifth annual Section 1 v. Section 9 challenge at Lakeland on Columbus Day. And new to the schedule this year, we are starting a brand new event, NY v. NJ challenge where we will play Glen Rock N.J. at a neutral site.

"A three of these events are amazing, but there is still nothing like playing the local programs who not only have championship pedigree over the last two years, but will both be favorites again this year in Somers and Yorktown. We are certainly chasing them in our league."

Scouting report: "When you play Lakeland it is my hope that you will get a disciplined group of players who believe in our style of play. We will ask them to be passionate, show great team spirit as well as a respect for teammates and opponents. If that happens, we can be a competitive bunch!" - Tim Hourahan